steph

i thought i knew a lot about british people in general, the reality of the politeness thing, the queueing, humour etc etc. well, now i have discovered something new.

last week i went to see take that (yes, spare your laughter, cos it was absolutely fucking amazing, by far the best show i have ever seen). we had golden circle tickets, which meant you were so close to the stage you could nearly touch it. we found a space in the first few rows and prepared for fighting our way to the very front. but to our surprise nothing like that happened. while the supporting acts were on everybody was just standing on their spot. i couldnt believe it. even when tt came on nobody moved, there was cheering, yes, but everybody stood at exactly the same spot. we were dumbfounded. earlier on we were laughing at people who turned up in flipflops and some girls were standing around barefeet, something nobody in germany would ever think of doing at an open air concert with 60.000 people all trying to run to the front. it was weird, it was polite. people were actually discussing their positions and at some point pointed out that me and my friend had moved half a meter and as a result of that she couldnt see anymore. we actually 'swapped' places with her. another girl asked my friend to stop jumping about, cos she couldnt see anything and would very much like to take a picture. hello?? it's a concert. you are there to jump, dance and enjoy yourself. honestly i have never seen anything like it. to be fair i was quite glad to get home without multiple bruises spread across my body, but i felt a bit like a naughty child whenever i shifted from one leg to the other. somehow it looked like i didnt know the rules. there were no floor markings, but i swear most people did not move an inch from their original position. i always thought that we germans were bad with the towel thing on holiday, but this...i still cant get over it. bizarre.

anyway, the concert was superb and i would recommend it to anyone, whether you like the music or not. it was great and very cleverly done.

oh, and on the home front: all of the annoying housemates have now left (woohooooooo). and i am going to move middle of july as well. the new house is great, my new room lovely and my housemates (which i have just met) all seem very nice, sensible and intelligent. i hope it stays that way.

i dont have to work for a few days, i am not at college, i dont have any sort of appointment today and now the result is...i am at a loss at what to do. not that i am really bored and there are a few tiny things i should be doing (like watering the flowers etc), but it's not really all that important. for the first time in months i could use my time the way i want it and this is rather overwhelming. it's gonna take a while before i get my head round to actually use this time effectively and allow myself to do fun things. so weird.

yesterday i had a first look at the house i am probably going to move into within the next month or so and it is gorgeous. nice bright rooms with high ceilings, wooden floors etc. only problem might be the rooms, cos they are all of rather different size. hopefully we are going to resolve that problem without too much hassle. we'll see. maybe that's a thing i could be doing...packing, or rather to find boxes and a big car to take it all. or i could throw away half the things i own and dont really need. hm. that sounds like work though, so i might just wait a bit and do it all at the last minute as usual. a little bit of art might be on the agenda for today. thinking about it there are many things i could be doing, i just need to get on with them.

oh, and by the way...finally the summer has started and most my flatmates have left.

finally.

the first year in college is over, finished and done.

our peformances were quite good. i really enjoyed it (although watching the video afterwards i thought i suck. nevermind). i just did my last shift at work, i am fighting with a cold and tomorrow morning i am off to see my mum. i am so looking forward to it. no stress, no moaning from my lovely housemates, no annoying customers, just chilling out for a few days. its gonna be great.

already a long to-do list waiting for me on my return, but i shall just forget about that for now.

woohooooooooooo